Marble

Marble is a soft, pop-rock duo consisting of vocalist Micco and the-other-guy Kikuchi Tatsuya. They've been releasing singles for various anime shows since 2003, but it was only recently with the inclusion of their music in the popular Hidamari Sketch that their name started to surface.

Marble produces some extremely user-friendly music, which is probably why they make it onto so many girly anime shows. Their first album Nijiiro Humming (虹色ハミング) features their previous singles, as well as a host of new material. The music is focused primarily on Micco's soft and clear vocals backed by acoustic guitars, pianos and mild electronics. Much like the album cover photo would have you believe, the sounds conjures up idyllic scenes of vibrant green fields, clear, sunny skies and, indeed, humming rainbows.

They do manage to break up the halcyon haze from time to time with some (relatively) experimental tracks, more along the lines of something you might hear in one of the Katamari video games. I'm thinking mostly of "星空 featuring Lil' ～Train to Stella Mix～" here, which has the stuttering samples and funky electro bass-lines so prevalent and iconic in those games. They never go too far into this territory however, which is a bit of a shame. They certainly do it well.

While not as distinctive as Tsuji Ayano nor nearly as experimental as Kahimie Karie, Marble fits well somewhere in-between, which is exactly what they seem to be aiming for.


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Mebae Drive (from Hidamari Sketch)



Official Site

Members
Micco - Vocals
Kikuchi Tatsuya - The rest

Major Releases
Nijiiro Humming - 2008

青空loop (from Kimikiss)


空中迷路 (from kamichamakarin)